Rothschildia hesperus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Saturniidae → subfamily Saturniinae → tribe Attacini → genus Rothschildia → species Rothschildia hesperus
Species name(s)
Rothschildia hesperus (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena hesperus Linnaeus, 1758 = Attacus hesperus. [9, 85]
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:15839
Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 1.
Zoogeographical regions
Neotropic.
Subspecies of Rothschildia hesperus
- Rothschildia hesperus betis Walker, 1855. [187]
- R. h. lutea Jordan, 1911. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Evgeny Komarov, Alex Dumchus. The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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